Abstract:
:Analyzing the chemosensory organs of the moth Heliothis virescens, three proteins belonging to the family of insect chemosensory proteins (CSPs) have been cloned; they are called HvirCSP1, HvirCSP2 and HvirCSP3. The HvirCSPs show about 50% identity between each other and 30-76% identity to CSPs from other species. Overall, they are rather hydrophilic proteins but include a conserved hydrophobic motif. Tissue distribution and temporal expression pattern during the last pupal stages were assessed by Northern blots. HvirCSP mRNAs were detected in various parts of the adult body with a particular high expression level in legs. The expression of HvirCSP1 in legs started early during adult development, in parallel with the appearance of the cuticle. HvirCSP1 mRNA was detectable five days before eclosion (day E-5), increased dramatically on day E-3 and remained at high level into adult life. The tissue distribution and the time course of appearance of HvirCSPs are in agreement with a possible role in contact chemosensation.
journal_name
Insect Biochem Mol Bioljournal_title
Insect biochemistry and molecular biologyauthors
Picimbon JF,Dietrich K,Krieger J,Breer Hdoi
10.1016/s0965-1748(01)00063-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-11-01 00:00:00pages
1173-81issue
12eissn
0965-1748issn
1879-0240pii
S0965174801000637journal_volume
31pub_type
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